Scorpion Bay, Mexico

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Puerto Magdalena, is 181 km away. Nearest airport: LTO (LTO), 117 km.

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About Scorpion Bay

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces S (191°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (11°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–11 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 850 m out (1 in 83). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 16°C in May, its coldest month (3/2 wetsuit), and 25°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually January, November and December, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Puerto Magdalena, is 181 km away. Nearest airport: LTO (LTO), 117 km.

Water about 24°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 13 h 30 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to LTO, changing at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW).
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Getting there. 2 h 20 from the airport to Scorpion Bay.
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No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Puerto Magdalena, is 181 km away. Nearest airport: LTO (LTO), 117 km.
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Forecast

The score for intermediates, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Scorpion Bay, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	58, good	4 ft13 ssoft	394kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 1 knot, offshore	33°C
Mon 19Oct	58, good	4 ft12 ssoft	371kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 1 knot	31°C
Tue 20Oct	54, good	3 ft11 ssoft	257kJ	wind from the north-west, 2 knots	31°C
Wed 21Oct	43, fair	3 ft11 ssoft	201kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 4 knots, offshore	30°C
Thu 22Oct	43, fair	3 ft12 ssoft	229kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 9 knots, offshore	30°C
Fri 23Oct	34, too small	3 ft12 ssoft	185kJ	wind from the north-west, 12 knots, offshore	30°C
Sat 24Oct	27, too small	3 ft6 smushy	50kJ	wind from the west, 1 knot	30°C
Sun 25Oct	24, too small	2 ft11 ssoft	70kJ	wind from the south, 2 knots	32°C
Mon 26Oct	18, too small	2 ft11 ssoft	47kJ	wind from the south, 2 knots	32°C
Tue 27Oct	23, too small	2 ft9 ssoft	48kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots	32°C

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for intermediate surfers. Change dates

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Fly MDW to LTO, changing at DFW, then 2h 20 by road. About 13h 30 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Surf Scorpion Bay
Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 3 ft at 11 s, wind 2 kn (4 km/h).
Wed 21 Oct
Surf Scorpion Bay
Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 3 ft at 11 s, offshore wind.
Thu 22 Oct
Surf Scorpion Bay
Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 3 ft at 12 s, offshore wind.
Fri 23 Oct
Surf Scorpion Bay
Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 3 ft at 12 s, offshore wind.
Sat 24 Oct
Surf Scorpion Bay
Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 3 ft at 6 s, wind 1 kn (3 km/h).
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly MDW to LTO, changing at DFW, then 2h 20 by road. About 13h 30 door to door

Rough cost

About £535–£1,010 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book. No town nearby, so no stay is in it.

Rough cost per person for this trip
What	How we worked it out	Each
Flights	return MDW to LTO, estimated from distance and season, changing at DFW, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£215–£445
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Hire car	6 days, shared	£70–£115
Food	7 days eating out	£150–£280
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£65–£105
Total		£535–£1,010

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

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